
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 6AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33AM1.46m | 3:22PM1.53m | 3:26AM1.45m | 4:15PM1.53m | 4:21AM1.47m | 5:06PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.48m | 9:29PM0.50m | 9:35AM0.48m | 10:18PM0.48m | 10:30AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 3 |
2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | — | NE 14 | NE 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | N 12 |
4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | NNW 2 | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | W 9 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 120 | 186 | 206 | 206 | 149 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 188 | 219 | 203 | 155 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 201 | 188 | 189 |
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